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Radio Daily Schedule

KQED Public Radio: Monday, February 25, 2013

88.5 FM San Francisco • 89.3 FM Sacramento

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OVERNIGHT

12:00 am

Tech Nation Gavin Newsom Gavin Newsom, lieutenant governor of California and former two-term mayor of San Francisco, discusses his book "Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government."

1:00 am

Cambridge Forum Louis Agassiz: Creator of American Science Biographer Christoph Irmscher examines the life of this controversial figure in its Victorian cultural context. Undeniably a world-renowned scientist, credited with bringing the modern study of science to American universities, Agassiz's career placed him in the thick of scientific and cultural debates on evolution and race that continue to affect American science, education and social policy today. What can we learn from this 19th century life?

1:30 am

Latino USA Bless Me, Miriam The new film "Bless Me, Ultim"a based on the Rudolfo Anaya novel is out now in theaters. Maria Hinojosa speaks to actor Miriam Colon, who stars as the curandera, Ultima.

2:00 am

Marketplace Money Student Loan Debt Student loan debt is now larger than credit card debt and no doubt, a heavy burden for young people, but is it a national crisis?

3:00 am

Morning Edition Crunch Time Parents know how to prevent obesity. Give your children healthy meals. And get them to exercise. But real life has a way of interfering with both those goals. Tune in for "Crunch Time," a series on the difficulty of growing up with a healthy weight.

MORNING

9:00 am

Forum How Will the Sequester Affect California? The sequester -- the $85 billion in spending cuts that Congress and President Obama delayed at the start of the year -- is set to take effect on March 1. The cuts are split between defense and domestic programs, and will slice into Medicare, work assistance, police departments and many other government programs. We talk to experts about the sequester's effects -- both nationally and here in California.

10:00 am

Forum Michael Sandel: Public Philosopher Harvard University political philosopher Michael Sandel teaches Harvard's most popular course. It's called "Justice," and explores the often thorny moral and ethical issues underlying the news. Is torture ever justified? Should we bribe people to be healthy? Should a nation be allowed to buy the right to pollute? Sandel returns to Forum to talk about justice.

AFTERNOON

1:00 pm

Fresh Air Journalists Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy Journalists Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy are award-winning Boston Globe reporters, and the authors of the new book "Whitey Bulger: America's Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him to Justice." Whitey grew up in the housing projects of South Boston to become one of Boston's most infamous criminals. He led a criminal enterprise from the 1970s until 1995 which included racketeering, extortion and money laundering. He is also accused of 19 murders. During much of that time he was also an FBI informant and was being protected by the FBI. After 16 years on the lam, Bulger was apprehended in California in 2011. He now faces murder charges in a trial in June. Cullen and Murphy covered Bulger for the Globe for years. Cullen was the first to raise questions about Bulger's relationship with the FBI.

4:00 pm

Marketplace Clive Davis Some of the top names in music, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Aerosmith, all shared something common -- producer Clive Davis. Marketplace talks to Davis about his new memoir, "The Soundtrack of My Life."

4:30 pm

All Things Considered
KQED News 4:30pm, 5:04pm, 5:30pm, 6:04pm & 7:04pm

EVENING

6:30 pm

Marketplace Clive Davis Some of the top names in music, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Aerosmith, all shared something common -- producer Clive Davis. Marketplace talks to Davis about his new memoir, "The Soundtrack of My Life."

7:00 pm

Fresh Air Journalists Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy Journalists Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy are award-winning Boston Globe reporters, and the authors of the new book "Whitey Bulger: America's Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him to Justice." Whitey grew up in the housing projects of South Boston to become one of Boston's most infamous criminals. He led a criminal enterprise from the 1970s until 1995 which included racketeering, extortion and money laundering. He is also accused of 19 murders. During much of that time he was also an FBI informant and was being protected by the FBI. After 16 years on the lam, Bulger was apprehended in California in 2011. He now faces murder charges in a trial in June. Cullen and Murphy covered Bulger for the Globe for years. Cullen was the first to raise questions about Bulger's relationship with the FBI.

8:00 pm

It's Your World (a broadcast of the World Affairs Council) Economy, Inequality and Obama's Second Term Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor, professor, author and one of Time Magazine's 10 most effective cabinet secretaries of the last century sits down for a discussion on the issues at the forefront of the political debate in the U.S.: the state of the economy, inequality in the US and expectations for Obama's second term.

10:00 pm

Forum Michael Sandel: Public Philosopher Harvard University political philosopher Michael Sandel teaches Harvard's most popular course. It's called "Justice," and explores the often thorny moral and ethical issues underlying the news. Is torture ever justified? Should we bribe people to be healthy? Should a nation be allowed to buy the right to pollute? Sandel returns to Forum to talk about justice.

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